A New York Times best thriller of the year!
""Matters culminate in a courtroom fireworks display worthy of Perry Mason in his prime. The Murder Rule holds one's interest from its cheeky opening pages through its final scene."" --Wall Street Journal
For fans of the compulsive psychological suspense of Ruth Ware and Tana French, a mother daughter story--one running from a horrible truth, and the other fighting to reveal it--that twists and turns in shocking ways, from the internationally bestselling author of The Scholar and The Ruin.
First Rule: Make them like you.
Second Rule: Make them need you.
Third Rule: Make them pay.
They think I'm a young, idealistic law student, that I'm passionate about reforming a corrupt and brutal system.
They think I'm working hard to impress them.
They think I'm here to save an innocent man on death row.
They're wrong. I'm going to bury him.
About the Author :
Dervla McTiernan is the number one internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed author of seven novels, including What Happened to Nina? and The Murder Rule, which were both New York Times thrillers of the year. Dervla has won multiple prizes, including a Ned Kelly Award, Davitt Awards, a Barry Award, and an International Thriller Writers Award. Dervla is also the author of four novellas, and her audio novella, The Sisters, was a four-week number one bestseller in the United States. She lives in Australia with her family.
Sophie Amoss is a voice talent and Earphones Award-winning narrator.
Kate Orsini is a native of Talladega, Alabama. She earned a double major in Theatre and French Literature from Vassar College. She's performed on stage, in film, and on TV. She currently recurs on NCIS: LA, and stars in the Zoom episodic, "The Corona Dialogues," produced by Bonnie Hunt, for which she won Best Actress at the London Independent Film Festival.
Michael Crouch is an actor based in New York City. His audiobook narration has won the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration, numerous Earphones Awards from AudioFile magazine, and Best of the Year accolades from Booklist, School Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly. He can also be heard on national commercials, cartoons, video games, and the animé series Pokémon XY and Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V.
Review :
"Dervla McTiernan has become one of my favorite writers, and if you read The Murder Rule, she will quickly become one of yours."
-- "Don Winslow, New York Times bestselling author"
"Extraordinary. Haunting. An incredible thriller. I could not put this book down. Dervla McTiernan is a gifted writer with a very special way of telling a story. This is a heart-stopping roller coaster of a tale."
-- "Adrian McKinty, New York Times bestselling author"
"Gripping and full of tension, with twist after unexpected twist. You won't just read The Murder Rule, you'll devour it."
-- "Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author"
"McTiernan keeps the suspense high as she gradually reveals how Spencer's death relates to Hannah's work on the Dandridge case."
-- "Publishers Weekly"
